Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy Podcast

"Living Witness" and Historical Evidence.  Meta Treks hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling discuss historical evidence and the philosophy of history through the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Living Witness." Topics in this episode include weighing competing interpretations of historical evidence, reinterpreting accepted historical accounts, the reliability or unreliability of first-person accounts, uncovering lost or suppressed historical perspectives, historical revisionism vs. historical context, genealogy and reconstructing the past, and the distinction between historical "facts" and historical "meaning." Chapters Welcome to Episode 14 (00:01:07) Synopsis of "Living Witness" (00:08:14) Historical Evidence and Multiple Interpretations (00:17:33) Re-interpreting the Accepted Historical Account (00:25:00) Questioning the Doctor: The Reliability of First-Person Accounts (00:27:53) Uncovering the Lost Perspectives (00:34:51)  Historical Revisionism vs. Historical Context (00:36:48) Genealogy and Reconstruct